The collection includes undergraduate theses written by students in the University Honors College.
Further University Honors College work is available in the Anthós undergraduate journal.
Theses from 2021
Preparing to Perform: Brillance, by Ida Gotkovsky, Connor Fast
A Study of Stable Isotopes in Snow on Mt. Hood, Oregon, Maya Felix
Rapid Method for Consistency and Concentration Reporting of Cannabidiol Using 1H-NMR and Computer-Assisted Chemical Software, Michael A. Fernando
What's Important to You? A Look into the Historical and Social Significance of Buttons, Hope JE Ferns
The Transition of American Theatre Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic from March 2020-May 2021, Taylor Fischer
Optimization of 3D Printed Mold Performance for Injection Molding via Hollow Infill Patterns, Alan Fong
Plastic-Eating Microbes: a New Potential Solution to Waste Mitigation?, Megan Forbes
How Can Portland's Urban Landscape Better Utilize Stormwater?, Joni Frame
Portland Park Signage: an Exploration into Reimaging Placemaking, Samuel Garcia
How Transitional, Restorative, and Transformative Justice Will Address Racial Injustice, Isabelle Garnand
A Student Led Assessment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Environmental Science and Management Department at Portland State University, Aneesha Gharpurey
Dual Panics: A Media Analysis of Narratives on the Role of Unauthorized Migration in America's Overdose Crisis, Morgan Godvin
Relationships Between Coping Mechanisms and Perceived Stress of Portland State University Community Members Amidst COVID-19, Julie Goldman
Human Impact on Pacific Harbor Seals in Urban Southern Puget Sound, Washington, Vicky Gomez
Reducing Stigma Associated with Growing Up Poor: How to Create a More Equitable Future for Working Class Adolescents, Jessica Goodpaster
CONNECTION, COMPASSION, and HONESTY: Using Picture Books to Help Build a Healthier Relationship to Death in a Death-Denying Culture, Kami Sahalie Upshaw Gould
The Community Case for Violence: Toward a Materialist Perspective on Community Work, Aven Handley-Merk
How to Decide Whether and How to Sell a Small Family Business, Gabriel Harlow
How Has Cultural Marxism Been Used as a Political Tactic in Order to Decrease Trust in Higher Education?, Drew Havnaer
Density of Free-Roaming Cats Related to Feeding Stations on Hayden Island, Oregon, Olivia Helback and Joe Liebezeit
Automated Decision Making and Machine Learning: Regulatory Alternatives for Autonomous Settings, Alyssa Heminger
The Role of Cognitive Load and Individual Differences When Interpreting Human-Resource Data Visualizations, Zachary Hesson
Partizan: Separating the Human from Propaganda with Film, Raymond Hill
All Changelings Have Autism: How to Make a Better Book for Autistic Children, Nadia L. Hitchcock
Comparing Instruments for Measuring Runoff from Experimental Ecoroof Platforms: A Case Study on Test Plots at Portland State University, Chance F. Hodges
The Meghan Markle Effect: An Analysis of a 21st Century Celebrity through a Veblenian Perspective, Lucy Jensen
A Corpus Approach Study on the Manzanar Free Press, Danielle Jochums
Literature Review: Pollutant Removal Efficacy of Floating Treatment Wetlands Across Water Bodies, Sophie Johnson
Exploring Connections Between Food Sovereignty, Cultural Food Access and Urban Health Promotion: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Stephanie L. Kenyon
Colorism in Mexico: An Examination of Inequality and the Psychological Impact in the Form of Depression, Ana K. Kinzie
Queer: A 25 Year History, A Blooming Identity, Greer Klepacki
Understanding Ransomware Trajectory to Create an Informed Prediction, J. D. Klusnick
The Band Chervona: Russian Musical Traditions in the Portland Diaspora, Zoe Landi Fontana
Addressing and Supporting Mental Health Today: Society-Wide and in Hospital Emergency Departments, Kira La Sage
How Indigenous-Language Court Interpreters and Clients Navigate the U.S. Court System Under Strict Court-Interpreting Guidelines, Ashten Lehwalder
Fostering Connectedness Amidst Crisis: LGBTQ Communities in 2020, Daniel Leister-Gray
Black Gold, White Gold, and the Bear's Influence Over Central Asian Economies, Jennifer Leo
Virology: Mutagenizing the Proteolytic Cleavage Site in the Major Capsid Protein in SSV1, Thejanee Liyanaarachchi
Boy: Creation in a Void, Archer Long
The Role of Native Lens α-crystallin in Amyloid Suppression Using β-amyloid as a Model Amyloid Client, Leilani Lopes
High-Stakes Education: Dual Language Immersion in Portland, Oregon, Andrew MacLean
An Instructional Guide to Environmental Campaigns for K-12 Schools, Erin McCarty
Romans, Religion, and the Aid of the Gods: An Exploration of the Pontifex Maximus in Roman Society, Gregory Meade
Potential Therapeutic Effects of Snake Venom Components on Pain Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Maggie Metzger
Burnt Out: Encouraging Breaks and Lessening Burnout Symptoms in a Digital Landscape, Maria Miranda
Evaluation of Sex Education Curriculum and Policy Related to the Needs of LGBTQ+ Latinx Youth, Olivia Nayler
Mutual Aid as Spiritual Tacit Knowledge Within Doukhobor Epistemology, Rachel L. Neubuhr Torres
Self-Perception of Stuttering Frequency Across the Lifespan: A Pilot Study, Natalia C. Newton
The Usage of Resveratrol for Eye Pain after Refractive Surgery, Dennis Nguyen
Opportunities for Vietnam's Footwear Industry After the 2019-2020 Pandemic to Achieve Competitive Advantage, Thuan Nguyen
Gender Deviants: Subverting Regulatory Power in Medical Institutions, Ursa Nuffer-Rodriguez Mx.
Self-Contained Photon Coincidence Counting with NI myRIO Ecosystem, Georges Oates Larsen and Andres H. La Rosa
Group Theory Visualized Through the Rubik's Cube, Ashlyn Okamoto
Police Union Contracts and Impediments to Accountability: A Case Study Analysis of PPA Bargaining Agreements, Elizabeth Ott
Expanding Temperature Sensing for the Orion BMS 2, Samuel J. Parker
The Psychedelic Renaissance: a Convergence of Indigenous Knowledge and Science, Ronan K. Peck
Mapping the Case Study Houses: Translating History via Design, Samuel L. Person
Black Magic & White Supremacy: Witchcraft as an Allegory for Race and Power, Nicholas Charles Peters
Vestiges of Propaganda: Postage Stamps Issued by the Third Reich in Poland and the Netherlands During the Second World War, Olivia Phillips
Street Art: the Gallery of the City, Mia Pinzelik
Soft Lithographic Replication of High Length-Scale Micropillars From Laser-Ablated Fused-Silica Templates, Jason Pitts
An Economic and Political Lens into the Lives of Undocumented Migrant Female-Headed Households, Fátima V. Preciado Mendoza
Roman Law and Magic, Abigail Preston
Uniting Non-Empirical and Semi-Empirical Density Functional Approximation Strategies Using Constraint-Based Regularization, Trine K. Quady
How to Effectively Manage Virtual Teams Created Due to COVID-19?, Aakanksha Santosh Rane
Teen Dating Violence Prevention for Queer and Questioning Youth, Whitney Reek
Engaging Ecological Narratives: An Inquiry into Place-Based Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction in Gozo, Malta, Ella S. Richmond
Migrant Success: Sanctuary Law and Resources for Migrants in Portland, Oregon, Jessica Risney
The Outriders, Zak Rodgers
The Development of Community Relations with Low-Socioeconomic Status, Black Communities and Provisional Equity of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Claire R. Rutgers
Do Secondary Cyclones Increase the Category Scale of Atmospheric Rivers?, Edgar Sanchez Fausto
What is the Impact of Economic Stimulus Measures on COVID-19 Mortality Rates?, Stephanie C. Santaguida
Crime Patterns in Bend, Oregon Over a Twenty-Year Period, Holly Schorr
Genome-Wide Sequencing in Clinical Genetic Counseling, Sydney Schulz
Beaver Reintroduction and Its Potential as an Ecological Conservation Measure for At-Risk Amphibian Species in the Pacific Northwest, Danielle Schwantes
Connecting the Fossil Fuel and Tobacco Industries Through Dependency and Denialism, Alyssa M. Shea
Parent Concerns are Associated with Early Intervention Outcomes, Mohadeseh Solgi
Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism, Michela Sottura
Bryophyte Ecosystem Services: How Bryophytes Impact Ecosystem Processes and Their Use in Urban Systems, Keila Spangler
The Void Luminous and Exploratory Auteurship, Matthew J. Spencer
Experiences of Shame, Exclusion, & Appropriation in Mindfulness-based Wellness Culture, Charlotte Grace Starling
Where to Draw the Line: Evaluating Visuospatial and Attentional Processing in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Alisha Steigerwald
Virtual Community for Fat People in Outdoor Recreation, Amber C. Stephens
Science in Service of Man: Towards an Understanding of Medicine as an Institution of Control, Amanda M. Strother
Situating HIV/AIDS Humanitarian Film in the National Cinema Culture of Mozambique: Historical, Contemporary and Feminist Perspectives, Sebastián Andrés Suárez Hode
BAKENEKO: a Look into the Origins of Japan's Supernatural Cats, Cedar Taulbee
Three Loveless Romances: Lust, Music, and Frogs, Tia-Theo Thompson
When I Was a Young Girl: Gender and Race in The Life Archives of Criminal Transportation, Nick Townsend
Linguistic Discrimination in Higher Education in Vietnam, Y Dang Nhu Tran
COVID-19 and Palliative Care Through the Provider Perspective, Michaelyn V. Truong
Treatment Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy in Hispanic Diabetes Patients at a Free Clinic Setting, Lhanze Tum
Homeless Students' Barriers to Education: Before and After COVID-19, Linda M. Twidwell
The Current Language Crisis in Siberia, Emma L. Vandehey
A Novel in vitro Method for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in PCOS Women, Ruben Vila
The Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders and Deficits in Individuals With and Without Siblings, Samantha Villanueva